Three dead in shooting at Czech aircraft factory: police

PRAGUE - A shooting incident at a Czech aircraft factory left three men dead Thursday, including the lone gunman, whose motives remained unclear in the immediate aftermath, police said.

Local media said the gunman opened fire at the Aircraft Industries' company headquarters at Kuonovice in the southeast of the country, and they suggested an injured woman might be the chief executive, Ilona Plskova.

The company with more than 650 employees raised profits to 173.6 million koruna (6.8 million euros, $9.3 million) in 2010, up from 125.6 million koruna in 2009, while its revenue rose by half to 1.17 billion koruna.

Aircraft Industries, former Letecke zavody Kunovice (LET), was declared "Company of the Year" in the region this year.